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Jennifer Connelly Feels The Need For Speed, Joins ‘Top Gun 2’ By Chris Evangelista/July 20, 2018 2:03 pm EST Top Gun 2, aka Top Gun: Maverick, may have just found its new leading lady: Jennifer Connelly. Connelly is in early talks to join Tom Cruise and Miles Teller in the sequel to the 1986 high-flying action flick. More Jennifer Connelly in movies is never a bad thing, so let’s all remain optimistic about the actress joining the Top Gun 2 cast....

Marvel Has Plans For ‘Blade,’ According To Fellow Vampire Hybrid Kate Beckinsale By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 9, 2016 12:01 pm EST Over the past couple years, there has been plenty of discussion about the future of Marvel’s vampire hybrid character Blade. Brought to the big screen before the comic book craze truly began with X-Men in 2000, Blade was played by Wesley Snipes for three films, including one directed by Guillermo del Toro and one starring future comic book star Ryan Reynolds....

Original Cuts Of ‘Star Wars’ May Finally, Possibly Be Re-Released For The 40th Anniversary [Updated] By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 27, 2017 3:30 pm EST UPDATE: It turns out that all of these rumors were, once again, wishful thinking. We’ve added the latest details below. Every now and then there’s a new rumor that the original, unaltered, non-Special Edition cuts of the Star Wars trilogy are on the verge of being re-released to the public....

Superhero Bits: Monsters After Dark Teaser, Mark Ruffalo Broadcasts Thor: Ragnarok Premiere & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 11, 2017 5:00 pm EST Want a sneak peek at the Monsters After Dark update for Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout? Which villain is coming to The Flash this season? How many credits scenes will Thor: Ragnarok have? Who is The Punisher co-creator’s favorite iteration of the character? How much of the Thor: Ragnarok world premiere did Mark Ruffalo accidentally broadcast from inside the theater?...

Superhero Bits: Monsters Unleashed, Deadpool In Civil War, Batman: The Animated Series VR & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 20, 2016 5:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Will Kurt Russell have more to do in the Marvel cinematic universe after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2? Want to have a VR experience in Batman: The Animated Series? Will James Gunn reveal the one Guardians of the Galaxy easter egg no one has found yet?...

The Morning Watch: Ant-Man May Be The Most Powerful Avenger, Michael Douglas Career Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/July 11, 2018 5:00 am EST In this edition, a video explores whether Ant-Man could actually be the most powerful Avenger in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Plus, Michael Douglas breaks down his career on the screen, from an early role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest to Ant-Man and the Wasp, and look back at a vintage clip of Chris Farley being hilariously honest with a song about his life....

There’s A ‘TRON’ Double Feature Coming To Disney’s El Capitan Theatre By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 3, 2017 5:00 am EST Did you realize this year marks the 35th anniversary of Disney’s cult classic TRON? It’s not exactly the most exciting milestone anniversary, but Disney wanted to do something special for the sci-fi adventure that was a breakthrough film in the realm of special effects and in many ways a predecessor to movies like The Matrix....

VOTD: What Makes The Violence In Shane Black Movies So Special? By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 15, 2016 4:00 am EST There’s no shortage of violence in movies today. Whether it’s superheroes fighting each other, spies being betrayed by their superiors, sentient foods being eaten by people or even frustrated fowl, almost every movie has a little bit of violence. But when it comes to the movies of writer/director Shane Black, there’s probably a little more than usual....

What Is The Future Of Marvel Women? Kevin Feige Open To Possible Solo Movies For ‘Black Panther’ Ladies By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 16, 2018 3:30 pm EST The future is female. Or at least, it could be, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige coyly suggested. Demands for more female representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have dogged the movie studio since its inception, but it will still be another year before we see our first solo female Marvel superhero movie hit the big screen....

‘Deathstroke’ Movie Coming From ‘The Raid’ Director Gareth Evans By Jacob Hall/Oct. 25, 2017 1:41 pm EST Gareth Evans, the Welsh director behind The Raid and The Raid 2, is currently in talks to direct a Deathstroke movie as part of the DC Extended Universe. Hey, Warner Bros.? You want to get film fans excited for a Deathstroke movie? This is how you get film fans excited for a Deathstroke movie....

‘Despicable Me 3’ Trailer: Gru Has A Flamboyant, Villainous Twin Brother Named Dru By Ethan Anderton/March 14, 2017 8:30 am EST While summer is reserved for big blockbuster action, there will be a few family friendly endeavors trying to snag the attention of all the kids who will be out of school for the season. There’s The Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, franchise starters like Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie and The Emoji Movie, and threequels such as Pixar’s Cars 3 and Despicable Me 3....

‘Dora The Explorer’ First Look At A Grown-Up Dora Reminds You That Yep, This Movie Is Happening By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 10, 2018 7:30 am EST Remember the Dora the Explorer movie starring Isabela Moner as the grown-up bilingual kid explorer? It’s still happening. And we even have a first look at Moner with the classic bob cut and clad in the iconic pink shirt and orange shorts. And the only thing more baffling than the fact that this movie does indeed exist is the fact that Dora apparently has Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again syndrome and has not changed her hairstyle or outfit since she was 7 years old....

/Film Daily Podcast: Movies/TV Shows That Need Theme Park Rides, Star Trek, Bumblebee, Rotten Tomatoes, Dark Tower & More By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 1, 2017 8:00 am EST On the /Film Daily podcast for August 1, 2017, Peter Sciretta is joined by Hoai-Tran Bui, Jacob Hall and Ben Pearson to talk about the worst reviewed movies of 2017, the effect of Rotten Tomatoes, Bryan Fuller’s original plan for Star Trek: Discovery, Jungle Cruise gets a director, the HBO hack, the plan for The Dark Tower tv series, John Cena joining the Bumblebee movie, and in the Mail Bag: our picks for movies or tv shows we would like to see as theme park rides/lands....

‘Home Again’ Trailer: Reese Witherspoon Goes Back Home By Jack Giroux/June 16, 2017 4:00 pm EST Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon has another comedy coming up. The last two comedies she starred in, Hot Pursuit and This Means War, weren’t embraced as warmly as Sweet Home Alabama or Legally Blonde, but her next film, Home Again, which is Hallie Meyers-Shyer’s directorial debut, looks more grounded than her last two comedies. Below, watch the Home Again trailer....

‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ TV Spot: Welcome To Kentucky By Ethan Anderton/May 8, 2017 6:30 am EST Just a couple weeks ago, the first trailer for Kingsman: The Golden Circle arrived, giving us a peek into the sequel that finds Eggsy (Taron Egerton) dealing with yet another threat to the world. This time, the Kingsman agents find their headquarters completely destroyed, forcing them to team up with another secret agency in the United States known as the Statesman....

‘Legends Of Tomorrow’ Producer Explains How That George Lucas Episode Came Together By Jacob Hall/Jan. 25, 2017 7:30 am EST I haven’t been keeping up with The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow (there are only so many hours in a day!), but the news that a young George Lucas would be a character in the back half of season 2 is the kind of thing that makes me want to track down and utilize a some extra television time in my life....

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Sequel Hires ‘Daredevil’ Cinematographer By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 16, 2018 4:00 pm EST Better reinforce some hallways: the cinematographer behind Marvel Netflix shows like Daredevil and The Defenders has just landed the same gig for the Spider-Man Homecoming sequel. Matthew Lloyd will handle director of photography duties for the still-untitled Homecoming follow-up. In what is clearly a sure-sign that Spider-Man will have a big hallway fight scene, Matthew Lloyd, the DoP behind Marvel Netflix shows Daredevil and The Defenders, has landed the plum gig of cinematographer for the Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Reveals Snoke’s Praetorian Guard; The Supreme Leader Will Still Be Mo-Cap By Jack Giroux/Aug. 9, 2017 11:44 am EST Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis) is going to do a lot more than dish out insults from a big chair in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) will come face-to-face with his grumpy mentor in Rian Johnson’s film. While there was speculation Snoke was going to be brought to life as a puppet this time around, that’s not the case....

‘Star Wars Rebels’ May Revisit ‘Rogue One’s Battle Of Scarif From A Different Perspective By Angie Han/Dec. 21, 2016 2:30 pm EST Star Wars Rebels fans may have noticed a few intriguing Easter eggs scattered around Rogue One: A Star Wars Story — and, seeing as the film and the show are set just a few years apart and take place within the same interconnected universe, started wondering if we might get some sort of crossover down the line....

‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Photos: Back To Good Old Hawkins, Indiana By Angie Han/Feb. 9, 2017 1:00 pm EST As we learned over the weekend, Stranger Things season 2 isn’t actually coming for another nine months. But Netflix’s marketing team seems determined to make sure you spend every day between now and then longing to return to Hawkins, Indiana. Following the release of that first teaser trailer, a slew of new Stranger Things season 2 photos have just hit the web....